US History › Section B · Colonial societies and the English empire › Topic B.5
Restoration colonies and the Glorious Revolution
After England restored its monarchy in 1660, Charles II rapidly enlarged the empire and tried to control its trade. When his brother James II pushed for centralised, Catholic rule, a revolution in 1688 overthrew him and left colonists with a powerful story about English liberty.
In this topic
- From civil war to Restoration
- Proprietary colonies: the Carolinas
- Worked example: why Carolina became a slave society
- New York and New Jersey
- Pennsylvania: a holy experiment
- The Navigation Acts
- Salutary neglect
- James II and the Dominion of New England
- Worked example: the revolution crosses the Atlantic
- English liberties and their limits
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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